A Growing Epidemic: Childhood Obesity LaToya N Jorden Instructor Ludvigsen [ November 19‚ 2012 ] Obesity is on the rise amongst children in America. The potential consequences of childhood obesity‚ such as increased risk for depression‚ poor body image‚ and an array of serious diseases are cause for great concern. By using research‚ I will find data that shows this topic is a real problem on the rise. Obesity now affects 17% of all children and adolescents in the United States-triple the
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video games. Excessive eating-out contributes to obesity in a number of ways. First‚ what does it mean to be obese? A person is considered to be obese if they have a lot of body fats. The definition of obesity “is very fat an (Dictionay.com‚ 2010) overweight; corpulent. What would make some good counter arguments about childhood obesity? 1. What would be some solutions and counter arguments? So far‚ I have that parents should be more attentive and exercise daily as solutions. 2. Should schools should
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you perfect‚ or are you overweight? Many people?s weight is just fine‚ but the people in society like to look as if they are ?perfect.? Obesity is more common in America than any other time before. It?s an increasingly severe problem in our society. 54% of Americans are obese. What is your reaction when you see an obese person? Obese is ?being seriously overweight-various among researchers. Calculating your body mass index (BMI) can help you determine whether you are overweight (http:www.mayohealth
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society does not deal well with overweight people. In a world full of weight loss plans‚ drugs‚ diet plans‚ and exercise equipment‚ there is much pressure to become thin. Schwartz points out that when these attempts fail‚ people feel like failures. He claims it is the constant flux of weight‚ rather than the weight itself‚ that threatens the body. Also‚ overweight people are considered socially unacceptable. The same cruel cycle engulfing other minorities encompasses overweight people as they also have
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Argument Paragraph Assignment 2 – Discrimination Against Underweight People Part 1 - Prewriting Freewriting – 1 minute I feel that underweight people are discriminated against just as much as overweight people. I was extremely disturbed by a newspaper article that really criticized underweight people. Underweight people were called names‚ accused of either having to be on drugs or having a eating disability‚ and even called unattractive. Some people are naturally underweight. Being underweight
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most powerful military. These are all great achievements‚ but not all catagories are good things to be number one in. For example‚ percent of population that is overweight. The United States happens to be on the very top of this category. The United States is the nation with the highest percent of people who are considered to be overweight. It is plain and simple; America is the fattest nation in the world. That is definitely not something to be proud about. Obesity is a growing problem‚ and fast
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everybody feels. In most cases‚ people tend to be understanding when it comes to interacting with over weight people. I’ve learned that overweight people are not the only one’s who feel the stresses of them being overweight. There’s also a level of discomfort for a person that’s not overweight. They have to try to be sensitive to the feelings of someone who’s overweight. I had to learn to be responsible for the awkward position I’d put people in because I was obese. People are some times unaware
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Week Two Assignment: Inequalities MAT 221 April 8‚ 2013 Week Two Assignment: Inequalities “Medical professionals say that two-thirds of all Americans are overweight and excess weight has about the same effect on life expectancy as smoking” (Dugopolsk‚ 2012‚ p.151). But how can one tell if their overweight or not? The Body Mass Index (BMI) can help you answer this question. The BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories
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the Body Mass Index formula. However‚ in this situation I am going to use inequalities to calculate Body Mass Index(BMI) which is meant to use my height to calculate if I’m overweight ‚ having a longer life span than average‚ or to calculate if I’m obese. In the real world it is significant to have knowledge about being overweight because this could come into the use of attention of medical assistance. By using inequalities and solving them could serve a far more severe importance than just a mathematical
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person recognizes the need for the health change. An example of precontemplation would be if an overweight individual acknowledges they have a weight issue. The distinct part about precontemplation is that the person does not make a change‚ they just acknowledge the issue is present.
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